Title The Civil War letters of Sarah Kennedy : life under occupation in the Upper South / edited by Minoa D. Uffelman, Ellen Kanervo, and Phyllis Smith

Edition First edition Published Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [2023]

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Description 1 online resource Series Voices of the Civil War Voices of the Civil War series. Contents August 16, 1862-January 20, 1863 -- February 2, 1863-June 17, 1863 -- August 19, 1863-March 19, 1864 -- March 29, 1864-February 20, 1865 Summary "Sarah Kennedy (1823-1899) was the wife of a wealthy slaveowner, D.N. Kennedy, at the outbreak of the Civil War. D.N. Kennedy was a major supporter of secession in Tennessee who was rewarded for his devotion to the new nation with a job (though vaguely defined) in the Confederate Treasury Department. He shipped off for Mississippi, leaving Sarah Kennedy to care for six young children (including a son, 'Newty,' with special needs) and watch over numerous slaves on a large plantation in Clarksville. She was burdened by ill health (both her own and her children), slaves that, one by one, disappear under federal occupation, and by the lack of consistent contact with her beloved husband owing to the Confederate mail system--which comes under surprising scrutiny here. Her letters are mostly about personal matters, but they offer significant insight into slavery and social relations in Clarksville under occupation"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Kennedy, Sarah, 1823-1899 -- Correspondence Married women -- Tennessee -- Clarksville -- Correspondence Women slaveholders -- Tennessee -- Clarksville -- Correspondence Married women Social conditions Women Women slaveholders SUBJECT United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140262 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140282 Clarksville (Tenn.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Sources Subject Tennessee -- Clarksville United States Genre/Form Electronic books personal correspondence. History Personal correspondence Personal narratives Sources Personal correspondence. Correspondance privée. Form Electronic book Author Uffelman, Minoa D., editor Kanervo, Ellen, editor Smith, Phyllis (Historian), editor. Gray, Michael P., 1968- writer of foreword. LC no. 2022056907 ISBN 9781621907282 1621907287 9781621907275 1621907279

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